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From mulberry to silkworm and then the fine silk thread.
Here you are Abegg Silk Museum in Garlate.
Abegg Silk Museum in Garlate is placed on Adda’s shore when the river is larger and is called lago di Olginate and it is both in the Regional Park of Monte Barro and North Adda Park. Its name is due to its ancient owner, Abegg’s family.
The museum has been recently restored and offer to visitors a new way to discover the history of the silkworms breeding and the successive manufacturing process of silk. It has multimedia devices and interactive laboratories so it’s easier getting in touch with this world.
It hosts a rich collection of machineries showing you the different phases of silk production and manufacturing.
You can also discover the new researches and applications about silk in the biomedical, cosmetic fields and for the production of new yarns.
Abegg Silk Museum is on the cycle path n.9 and represents a beautiful pedestrian and cycle path.
Abegg Silk Museum: Times
- Saturday
from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm (last admission at 4.30 pm) - Sunday
from 9.30 to 12.30 (last admission at 11.30)
from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm (last admission at 4.30 pm)
RESERVATION REQUIRED in the previous days
Greenpass required
mail: prenotazione@museosetagarlate.it
Closed: from December 24th to January 5th, August.
Abegg Silk Museum: Rates
- Full / € 6
- Cut / € 4 (Under 18 – Over 65 – Groups of at least 15 people – Residents in the Municipality of Garlate)
- Free / € 0 ( Children under 3 – Disabled visitors and an attendant – Attending teachers max 2 each class – Tour leader (one for each group of 15 visitors)
- GUIDED TOUR supplement (Saturday and Sunday) / € 2
Where is it Abegg Silk Museum?
Articolo aggiornato il 10 March 2022 da eccoLecco
